In Indonesia, 2 million girls have their clitoris cut every year. The government has signed international conventions banning it, but the cruel practice continues. It'll take a massive outcry to stop girls being mutilated -- together we can do it!

there's now important legislation in the Senate that will strengthen our nation's domestic violence laws and help save women's lives. The Protecting Domestic Violence and and Stalking Victims Act would prohibit stalkers and all domestic abusers

I was very saddened today to find out our dear friend Kathy Whitaker has left this earth. She shall be missed terribly! Please leave a comment or a condolence on her page if she was a friend of yours. Thnx!

The escalating violence and political unrest in Syria have caused a sudden and increasing number of Syrians to flee their homes, even escaping to neighboring countries, stretching already limited aid resources and worsening the humanitarian crisis in the

First Nations, Inuit and Métis women and girls are going missing and being murdered at a much higher rate than other women in Canada -- a rate so high it constitutes nothing less than a national human rights crisis.

In Bangladesh, poverty has been halved in 20 years, and maternal mortality has fallen 75% since 1980. In Uganda, a program that taught financial skills to teenage girls had the remarkable result of reducing reported instances of forced sex by 83%.

A recent Guardian exposé and Environmental Justice Foundation investigations have shown serious human rights abuses including forced labour, trafficking, slavery and murder in the Thai seafood industry, which is the main supplier of shrimp

It's a big deal when a politician takes a stand for girls around the world. That's why we need you to let Congressman Pittenger know that you appreciate his dedication to helping girls have access to birth certificates and other official documentation.